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A plane mirror is placed at the bottom of the tank containing a liquid of refractive index `mu`. P is a small object at a height h above the mirror. An observer O vertically above P, outside the liquid sees P and its image in the mirror. The apparent distance between these two will be

A

`2 mu h`

B

`(2h)/(mu)`

C

`(2h)/(mu-1)`

D

`h(1+(1)/(mu))`

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